For the past year Enzy Design has been volunteering with the Family Support Center, doing a donation drive and helping with updates to their Administrative Offices. We have been truly inspired by their mission and the dedication of their staff.
We recently had the opportunity to tour the LifeStart Village units, and we learned how underutilized the community living rooms are, since they are now 15 years old, dated, and drab. The residents of these units are single-parent families and they are fighting hard to give their kids the best they can give. Currently, these living rooms do not convey a feeling of hope and optimism. Since we know Design Makes a Difference, we want to transform these rooms into comfortable, inviting, and functional living spaces that encourage a sense of community within the villages. We’ve done some space-planning, and we have general concepts ready to implement.
We have a big goal to raise an additional $11,500 for furniture and accessories in the 2 Community Living Rooms. Are you willing to donate? Tax-deductible Donations can be made directly to the Family Support Center by clicking on the blue donate image. *Be sure to select the “LifeStart Community Room Makeovers” option from the dropdown. You can also donate via venmo to @FSCSaltLake.
We love a good remodeling project, especially when the Before photos really show the dramatic change. This is the perfect Before & After project to showcase! We’re grateful that we have projects like this to add to our portfolio. On top of that, the clients are wonderful and fun people, so we really lucked out with this one!
We definitely have a wide variety of projects right now. Our projects include new builds, remodels, furnishings, and even a few commercial projects. Styles range from historic period styles to transitional to modern. And each project is challenging and exciting in its own way.
This particular client was moving into a new (empty) home with simple yet very traditional details, so we had a blank canvas to work with. While we did miscellaneous projects throughout the whole house, the main focus was the Living Room. We had to work with the existing fireplace and wall sconces (perhaps they will be part of Phase 2?), and the layout of the room was a bit challenging.
Here’s what it looked like before:
We painted, added hardwood floors, built a pass-through into the Kitchen, and furnished the space. We incorporated some of the client’s existing furniture (bookcase, bar stools, etc.) and they added the finishing touches from their own accessories and extensive art collection.
Before photo of the bay window:
There were 5 trends presented and I’m elaborating on each one separately on my blog, with images of furniture examples produced by Norwalk. I’ve already posted about the “Black is Back“, “Luxury Neutrals“, “Drum Beat“, and “Tongue-in-Cheek Chic” trends. The 5th trend presented was “Greenbrier.”
There were 5 trends presented and I’m elaborating on each one separately on my blog, with images of furniture examples produced by Norwalk. I’ve already posted about the “Black is Back“, “Luxury Neutrals“, and “Drum Beat” trends. The 4th trend presented was “Tongue-In-Cheek Chic.”
Tongue-In-Cheek Chic
Examples:
There were 5 trends presented. I highlighted them in my guest post (see it here), and I’m elaborating on each one separately on my blog, with images of furniture examples produced by Norwalk.
I’ve already posted about the “Black is Back” and “Luxury Neutrals” trends. The 3rd trend presented was “Drum Beat”.
There were 5 trends presented. I highlighted them in my guest post (see it here), and I’m elaborating on each one separately on my blog, with images of furniture examples produced by Norwalk.
My last post was about the “Black is Back” trend. The 2nd trend presented is “Luxury Neutrals”.
There were 5 trends presented. I highlighted each of them in my guest post (see it here), and thought I’d elaborate on each one separately on my blog, with images of furniture examples produced by Norwalk.
Black is Back
“After 3 years of homage to all things grey, its more intense cousin, black is back with full intensity. Combined most effectively with bright white, and exploring the drama of line and graphic outline, black and white pairings dominated the fashion runways in 2012/2013. At home this chic combination provides a neutral background for a pop of incandescent hot positive color. We like to make that color pop close to a neon hue — think acid green, passion pink, or electric blue for a sleek modern decor that is sure to energize.”
Next Up: “Luxury Neutrals”
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The October Issue of Dwell Magazine features my favorite local furniture store in an article called “Utah Bound”. Local blogger Creede Fitch, of Grassroots Modern, writes about the somewhat unknown history of Mid-Century Modern in Salt Lake City and the influence of such architects as Taylor Woolley and John Sugden on local modern architecture.
